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PT Pep Talk

March 10, 2022 By Val Weston 1 Comment

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Yesterday I finished yet another round of injury management. My new doc in Silver City is beginning to understand how seriously I take these recoveries and released me with a figurative gold star and … [Read more...] about PT Pep Talk

Filed Under: Featured, Life Tagged With: physical therapy

Reconstruction

January 20, 2022 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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Sometimes life is like being on a hamster wheel. You may be racing as hard as you can but the world around you isn't moving. You're giving it everything you've got and you're getting nowhere. The only … [Read more...] about Reconstruction

Filed Under: Abode, Featured, Life Tagged With: renovation

Fifty: Leaning Into Life

December 5, 2021 By Val Weston 1 Comment

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Well looky there. I'm fifty. Birthdays with zeroes in them make you do a double take, don't they? Obviously every year deserves gratitude and celebration but it's difficult to ignore these kinds of … [Read more...] about Fifty: Leaning Into Life

Filed Under: Featured, Life Tagged With: birthday series

Our Best Years

November 30, 2021 By Val Weston 2 Comments

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One of my delights in life is the A Way with Words podcast. In addition to intriguing language and grammar discussions, hosts Grant and Martha often impart resonating wisdom that stops me in my … [Read more...] about Our Best Years

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: a way with words, experience

Plot Twist

September 19, 2021 By Val Weston 1 Comment

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I'm not even remotely done chronicling the tales of our full-time RVing fiasco. But life has a way from getting away from us, doesn't it? And now, life has moved on, we've exited that adventure, and … [Read more...] about Plot Twist

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: fulltime rving, home improvement, renovation

The Campsite Ornament

April 8, 2021 By Val Weston 5 Comments

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I put my BMW MOA mileage contest forms in the mail a few days ago. I almost didn't send them in at all. My riding mileage for the 2020–2021 contest season is abysmal. Embarrassing even. In a … [Read more...] about The Campsite Ornament

Filed Under: Life, Motorcycling Tagged With: camping, fulltime rving, r1200gs

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